Sex (ed) files: The weird and wonderful

This week is National Youth Week and no discussion about young people’s wellbeing should be complete without a conversation about sexual health.

We asked our friends and supporters to share with us their sex education stories. Some are good, some are not so good! But they all serve to remind us why it’s so important that we do what we do.

Agent Blog: Nicole on O’Week

Recently our Agents of YEAH manager Alex, went to Perth to train up some amazing new Agents in the West. Not one to slack off, the team has already held its first event: a stall at Curtin University’s O’Week. Gun Agent Nicole tells us what her ‘first time’ was like and what to expect when gettin’ RedAware.

International Women’s Day with WIRE

In honour of International Women’s Day we reached out to our friends at WIRE (Women’s Information and Referral Exchange) for a chat about how sexual health education and support can, and should, be incorporated into women’s services.

RMIT’s David Towl on why sexual health promotion at universities is a MUST!

During Feb YEAH peer educators were out on the ground at uni and TAFE O’Weeks all around the country. Davids Towl is RMIT’s Health Promotion Officer and recently worked with the YEAH team to organise a group of our sexual health peer educators to be part of the RMIT’s re-orientation day. He chatted to us about why it’s so important to have sexual health education at universities.

Get in on YEAH’s 2013 O’Week action

This February YEAH’s crew of trusty Agents and volunteers will be hitting up O’weeks all over the country, delivering useful advice, resources and information to young people about to start a more independent phase of their lives

A safe sex Christmas with Family Planning Victoria

Here at YEAH we’re reaching out to other youth and sexual health organisations as part of our RedAware campaign. Over the coming months we’ll be bringing you information and advice from some of the leaders in these fields, starting, this week, with Family Planning Victoria’s Medical Director, Kathleen McNamee. Dr McNamee chats to YEAH about how to stay safe, healthy and happy over the holiday season. Enjoy!

World AIDS Day Photo Campaign

This year we found inspiration in the International AIDS Society’s World AIDS Day photo campaign and decided to add a little YEAH flavour to their great idea!

Agent Blog: Gwyn on World AIDS Day

Over the next few months we’ll be bringing you updates from our wonderful volunteers, the Agents of YEAH! First cab off the rank is Gwyn, who joined us at Fed Square last week to commemorate World AIDS Day…. Take it away Gwyn!

What does World AIDS Day mean to YOU??

World AIDS Day is just around the corner and here at YEAH we didn’t want the day to go by without startin’ some conversations and taking some action.

Win a $100 iTunes voucher!

We love our 2,500 Facebook fans so much that we just want more, more, more (Also, we want to take over the world via the internet). So we’re running a competition to get our Facebook numbers up to 3,000.

YEAH in Active and Healthy Magazine

We’re excited to have an article in this month’s Active and Healthy magazine.

Schoolies Safe Sex Tips

Pretty soon, thousands of Year 12s from all over the country will head to Schoolies in search of a good time.

SEXtember: Red Aware and Meld Magazine team up to start some healthy, sexy conversations.

The best thing about SEXtember is that…The stories are all conceived, researched and written by international students, they’re writing about what sort of sexual health and sexuality information is important and appropriate for their own contexts and communities.

Brisbane Pride Fair

After littering the table in front of us with Red Aware merchandise, the crowd slowly trickled through the gates, and it wasn’t long before bags and condoms were being snatched from our hands…

Now Hiring: Communications and Campaigns Manager

We’re looking for someone with a background in public health or the community sector, who can work with a small and dynamic team. Sound like you?

YEAH Does Lord Mayor’s International Student Welcome

“In general we were received well, though I found there were some noticeable differences in reactions and attitudes towards our content from the different cultures in attendance.”

Testing? Too Easy! A new initiative from the AIDS council of SA.

The AIDS Council of South Australia (ACSA) works with various vulnerable communities to reduce the transmission and impact of HIV in South Australia.

Northcote High Get Red Aware!

We gathered in a circle and each person picked a card with an STI fact on it: the fact was whispered around the circle and hearing the final outcome compared to the actual fact gave a good indication that all the facts people previously found out from friends may not be true.

Monash Med Students v YEAH: A Retrospective.

As part of our Medical degree, there’s been a considerable focus on Health Promotion and the

Do The Deed With a Dinga! ;)

I was curious to see how many people are actually practicing safe sex so I decided to stir up some convos with my mates to see what their attitudes were…

Let’s Talk About Sex: Overwhelming support for overhaul of sex education in Australian schools

  Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS and the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition have called on the Federal

Red Aware at Groovin’ the Moo – the Video.

In May this year, Red Aware got on the road and travelled Australia with Groovin’ the Moo. It was epic.

Groovin in Townsville

The guys and girls of Red Aware at Groovin’ Townsville were awesome. They got their message

RMIT Let’s Talk About Sex Day

A huge day that involved condom demonstrations, vulva-shaped cupcakes and r’n'b hits from Salt n Pepa.

Groovin’ the Moo Bendigo: One peer educators perspective.

Last weekend YEAH kicked off it’s national tour with Groovin’ the Moo. The first event was in Bendigo, Victoria. A crack team of volunteers attended this event. One of them was Angus Brown. This is his story.

YEAH travels to Townsville for Groovin the Moo

Every year, flocks of young festival heads make their way to Townsville for the annual Groovin’

Take our sexual health survey and win an iPad!

Red Aware Yard Sale!

A nice sunny day on Sunday 1st April: what better time for a safe sex yard sale…

YEAH office update: March edition.

Actually that’s a downright lie, hardly anyone asks about that. They usually ask us for free

YEAH stall swarmed by first years @ UQ

Day 2 of O-week and the Agents of Yeah were at it again in Queensland

Agents of YEAH Take Over QLD Uni O’Weeks

It’s that time of the year again, when Uni students come out of their three month

OMG I’m Queer magazine launch

On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Minus18′s new magazine; OMG I’m Queer

Red Aware at Midsumma Carnival

On Sunday the Red Aware crack team of volunteers headed down to Birrurung Marr in Melbourne to the Midsumma Carnival. If you’re not from Victoria, or haven’t heard of it before Midsumma is Melbourne’s big celebration of queer culture – kinda like Sydney’s Mardi Gras.

Wild Sex Video

We’ve created a Wild Sex tape to get you in the mood for some safe sex action. Read more if you’ve got what it takes to prevent HIV and other STIs. You have been warned…

Peer Educators aka: Agents of YEAH hit Schoolies

What do you get when you mix the hormones of thousands of 17-18 year olds, the release of finishing 12 years of school, questionably purchased alcohol and an event with an anthem that rings “tits-out-for-the-boys”?
…Schoolies. 

YEAH x Loop de Loop = Condoms

In our office we talk a lot about condoms. At any given time we can be surrounded by thousands of the suckers, so it’s easy for us to become a little bit blasé about these pretty amazing little bits of lubricated latex.

Lame Sex Ed Videos From the Archives

In honour of high school Sex Education, we’ve done a historical roundup of awkward Sex Ed videos from around the web. Enjoy – but please don’t take them too seriously.